Gkids Acquires Toei Animation Title ‘The First Slam Dunk’ Based On Takehiko Inoue Manga

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Gkids has snapped up North American rights to Toei Animation’s film The First Slam Dunk, an adaptation of the hugely popular Takehiko Inoue manga, which Inoue wrote and directed for the scree…

manga, which Inoue wrote and directed for the screen. The film which has already proven a smash hit in other territories, grossing over $212M globally, will hit theaters in the U.S. and Canada in both its original Japanese language and an all-new English-language dub later this summer.follows Shohoku High School’s “speedster” point guard, Ryota Miyagi, who always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure.

Becoming one of the bestselling manga series of all time in its initial publication between 1990 and 1996,has previously been adapted to various media and video games, including a hit anime series that ran from 1993-1996. “I am very thankful to our partners at Toei Animation for working together with us on what I consider one of the best sports films ever made,” saidPresident David Jesteadt. “THE FIRST SLAM DUNK is thrilling but also deeply emotional, and it has captured the hearts of audiences worldwide. We can’t wait to share the film with SLAM DUNK fans, as well as those who are discovering this work for the first time.

 

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GKIDS Acquires North American Rights to ‘The First Slam Dunk’The animated film marks the directorial debut of Takehiko Inoue, the creator of the manga on which it's based.
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